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In Memoriam: Mariedi Anders1915-2009

Robert P. Commanday - December 29, 2009
Mariedi Anders, a leading American concert manager and the first in San Francisco, died Dec. 26 in the California Pacific Hospital after a short illness. She was 94. She was a major agent on the West Coast, managing her Mariedi Anders Artists Management, Inc., for 50 years, right up to her death.

Harry Potter and the Classic Film Score

Jonathan Rhodes Lee - December 29, 2009
For the last couple of weeks, a musical debate has been raging on MuggleNet, the self-appointed “ULTIMATE Harry Potter Fansite.” Nicholas Hooper, the composer who scored the last two Potter films, announced to If Magazine on July 23 that he will not work on the final productio

Downloading Primer: How to Get the Most From Your Clicks

Jason Victor Serinus - December 22, 2009

As we approach the year 2010, downloading music has become as ubiquitous as iPods.

Music News: December 15, 2009

Janos Gereben - December 15, 2009

Debussy by Chance

After a "Wozzeck event" at the S.F.

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News From SFCV

SFCV Staff - December 14, 2009
A few weeks ago, we mailed out our annual donor solicitation letter to those of you on our mailing list. Many of you have already responded generously — and for this, we thank you! Your gift will be acknowledged within the coming week(s).

Music News: December 8, 2009

Janos Gereben - December 8, 2009

$14 Million Bailout From L.A.

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Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah

Lisa Petrie - December 8, 2009
Music plays a huge role for Christians celebrating Christmas, both in the church liturgy and in the more secular practices of the season. The experience for Jews during Hanukkah is slightly different. Because Hanukkah is not a high holy day, its musical magic lies in the songs sung in homes, along with the resulting traditions and communities created.

Music News: December 1, 2009

Janos Gereben - December 1, 2009

Those First Steps to Classical Music

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A Gift of Song For the Holidays

Jason Victor Serinus - November 30, 2009
Given the large number of fine recordings released in the past year, a first-time visitor to Planet Earth would hardly suspect that the record industry is in the doldrums. Nor will the music lovers on your holiday gift list think anything is amiss, if you present them with one or more of the sonic goodies in the guide that follows.
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West to East: The Migration of American New Music

Brett Campbell - November 24, 2009

New York, New York, a hell of a town: arts capital of the world and epicenter of American postclassical music since at least the days of George Gershwin. Think of the composers who lived and worked there from the 1940s on — Cage, Cowell, Thomson, Copland, Bernstein, Rorem, all the way down to younger generations like Bang on a Can, Nico Muhly, and the New Amsterdam composers. It’s almost easier to compile a list of major composers who aren’t from the Big Apple.